An Evaluation of Saul Kripke's Argument for Property Dualism

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dc.contributor.advisorMcKinney, Audrey M
dc.contributor.authorChambers, Thomas H.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberFischer, Robert
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCarson, JoAnn
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-28T16:14:30Z
dc.date.available2013-08-28T16:14:30Z
dc.date.issued2013-07
dc.description.abstractThis paper concerns Saul Kripke's argument against type physicalism and for property dualism. My objection to the argument is that it relies upon a premise for which Kripke does not provide adequate support. The unsupported premise is Kripke's claim that it is possible for pain to occur in the absence of C-fiber stimulation. This premise relies upon what Crispin Wright identifies as the Counter-Conceivability Principle – the notion that if we can clearly conceive a counterexample to a claim of necessity, that serves as evidence against the claim of necessity. This principle is, however, not useful because it does not provide any guidance for what counts as a clear conception. Additionally, providing precise theories of conceivability and imaginability does not lend the support that Kripke's argument needs. Thus, I conclude that this objection to Kripke's argument stands and type physicalism can be maintained.
dc.description.departmentPhilosophy
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dc.format.extent56 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationChambers, T. H. (2013). <i>An evaluation of Saul Kripke's argument for property dualism</i> (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/4691
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectKripke, Saul
dc.subjectProperty dualism
dc.subjectType physicalism
dc.subjectPhilosophy of language
dc.subjectPhilosophy of mind
dc.subjectModal epistemology
dc.subject.lcshPhilosophy of minden_US
dc.subject.lcshCausationen_US
dc.titleAn Evaluation of Saul Kripke's Argument for Property Dualism
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.departmentPhilosophy
thesis.degree.disciplineApplied Philosophy and Ethics
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University-San Marcos
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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